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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

amphibian go
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water

frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping

noun.animal

19 Subcategories

true frog, ranid go
insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
leptodactylid frog, leptodactylid go
toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal
robber frog go
small terrestrial frog of tropical America
robber frog, barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti go
of southwest United States and Mexico
crapaud, South American bullfrog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus go
large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog
tree frog, tree-frog go
any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
tailed frog, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed toad, Ascaphus trui go
western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ
Liopelma hamiltoni go
primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet
true toad go
tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin
obstetrical toad, midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans go
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
midwife toad, Alytes cisternasi go
similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina go
toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside
spadefoot, spadefoot toad go
a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
tree frog, tree-frog, tree toad go
arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe
western narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne olivacea go
small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America
eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis go
small toad of southeastern United States
sheep frog go
mostly of Central America
tongueless frog go
almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America
South American poison toad go
a South American toad